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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-03
Brought Near the Gallows.

II you are much accustomed Ia "A
in the cities of Lewiston and Anil
says the Lewiston (Me.) J0araal 4
will occasionally meet q thin. "A
man of about 60 years, tacitum. A
orally alone, who has remar,,|
history. About twenty years ae
lived at West Auburn, and be A
within a hairs breadth of being !
for a murder he never committed
met this man of strange history al
DAYS ago and fell into conyeratI
with him. The man is Luther J. Y
rill, whom Clifton Harris, a cold.
man, charged with being O mtT
the murder Of two maiden ladies'
West Auburn, one wild, snowy nj.
in January, 1868. 1t chanced hai
was present, in the Thomaston pyi
jail-yard, when Clifton Harri,
hung for this murder, and Iheam
acknowledge he was alone in 4
crime and that Yerrill was not y
him, and | told Verrill was a VITA
of that execution and saw the d
derer put into his coffin under the !
Rows.
"Well, I never believed the nia
was hung" said Yerrill, land / y
hunted a good deal to find someol
who saw the hanging, and ! am g
to find somebody at last Iremeul
seeing you at my trial. The jury
know, found me guilty on the niss.l
testimony. / never knew no n.
about that crime than You did,
there were few detectives who pa
theory and wanted reward, and y
were bound | should hang, and Ga
mighty near it. Then | lay ID
month after month, an innocent h
as everybody now knows. They 1-
the niger believe that it uoulI
easier with him somehow il ne g
tessed who was with him N1eA
saw he was going to be hung any"
then he came out, owned be litO'
saved my neck
To hang a man on the strengliu,'
confessed murderer's story, eva,
ly, is precarious business for lnaoo
men.
Since his release from Auburn
now eighteen years ago, |e'.-D
worked in Auburn shoe factoIies
in out-of-door employment anu
never have heard a whisper as'
him. His wife died long ago
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-03

"Well, take him back to camp with
you, sergeant" observed the General
''Hold on, though, didn't we send for
his tent mates9'
"phey are here, sir"
well, wen see if they recognize
him"
The three men were brought in, and
inside of five minutes Swift was a
doomed man. He had came into camp
four or five days previous, claiming to
be looking for friend, and had bribed
the boys to let him into the tent. He
made his excursions through the di-
visions from this point. lie must have
been man with wonderful memory,
and he had GAINED oceans of infor-
nation without seeming to pump any
body. He tried to brave it out against
the three men, but other members of
the company were sent for, and his
nerve at last gave way. A court
martial was convened, and four days
after his capture Swift was hung.
While he died game and would admit
nothing, it was satisfactorily settled
that he came from Johnson's army
and that he was old in the business.
| was at the foot of the gallows as he
mounted it, and when the moose was
put over his head | heard him say:
Gentlemen, it's u Did fine morn
ing to start on such a journey as miner
-YgW York. Sun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-03
Lincoln and stanton.

The great War Minister never sub
scribed to the modern idea that lit is
not wrong TO steal but wicked to get
caught at it. He demanded absolute
honesty of everybody who had BUSH
ness with the government. 4 di>tjn-
ruiShed surgeon general was thought
to be engaged in a crooked deal with
the drugs supplied to tine army. Lin
coin was piacated Senators of the
United States. Henry Wilson. of Mass
achusetts. sit the head of them. begged
tor lenicncy for this man. Nau.on,s
answer was. a republic should be
the vast statue of an honest man.
While our sons and brothers are diving
on the Chiebahominy this man. like
Alexander. has been getting gain out
of army contracts. He must resign or
ro to Jail. He resigned. After the
battle Of Gettysburg Screuade was
suddenly improvised. and 5000 people
assembled in front Of the White
House Lincoln was iii splendid spir-
its. 1t was midnight He sent for
stanton. He came. He made the
most brilliant speech everuttered from
that historic porch. As Mr. Lincoln
advanced to quiet the wild huzzas Of
the multitude Secretary Stanton TOOK
of his hat and asked for 'tbuee cheers
for Abraham Lincoln They were
given with a will, and the great and
good Lincoln walked up TO stanton
and clasped him in his arms before he
addressed The multitude
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-03
The Argentine Republic.

There is no middle class in the
Argentine Republic Society is COM
posed of those wealthy enough to re-
frain from manual labor and working
people. Wages as n rule are low, and
the cost Of living il as high as in the
United States, and not half so good
Ia the "camps' poems engaged in
l.ording are paid from 50 to $l2 per
month, and are supplied with meat
and matte. Should they wish to vary
this diet IL must be done at their own
expense. Few care to do so. Matte
is a peculiar herb grown in Paraguay,
and is the national beverage of the
country. 1t is dried, powdered and
stepped in hot water and used as tea.
1t possesses considerable stimulating
powers, and enormous quantities are
consumed.
Skilled labor does not command
high wages. Locomotive drivers re-
ceive from 500 to SO a month; guards
or conductors, so; good mechanics
average $3.50 a day. When the value
of Argentine money is reckoned, these
are low wages. A constant specula-
ton in gold is carried ON, and the
value of national money constantly
iluctuates.
Certain professions are we'll paid.
Dentists, photographers, civil engi-
ncers and school teachers find occupa-
ton and make money. A laboring
man entering the republic finds HIM
self thrown into competition with the
hungry hordes of the old world, and
must accustom himself TO strict econ
omy and hard living TO get along The
Italians employed on the streets or in
public works are paid S1.25 day.
This is the rate for ordinary labor.
Stevcdores and men around the docks,
not steadily emf Dyed, $l.50 and board;
clerks from $50 to $40 per month. A
knowledge of Spanish is absolutely re-
quired of the latter.
The country maintains standing
army Of $4,000 men, and has a good
navy, comprising several powerful
armored ships. Military distinction
is eagerly sought, and the sons of rich
families enter the service. 1t is not
unusual TO see boys of II and 10 years
wearing officers uniforms. English,
Germans and French are found among
the OF GERS. The total population Of
the country is estimated at 10000 600.
House rent is excessively high aud
city property held at cNorbitant iig-
urcs. Camp lands for grazing pur-
poses in remote districts sell from St0,-
900 to $4,000 per square league The
country is generally level from the
coast line back To the Andes. The
average rise in altitude is -four inches
to the mile This is the region of the
pampas, vast ;reeless plains covered
with grasses and comprising rich
soils
Twenty-Five foreign steamship lines
touch att Bueuos Ayros, and thousands
Of immigrants are landed yearly. Fast
and wcll-equipped river boats nayi-
gate the Uruguay, Paraua and Platte
rivers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-03
swiss Glaciers Growing Again.

Comfortably to the laws Of advance
and retreat of glaciers, it is said those
in the valley Of Chamouix, Switzer-
land, are now beginning to advance.
The lower extremity of the G.cier dies
Blossoms is mot more than three thou
sand feet above the level of the sea,
and is going still lower. During the
last three years this lower extremity
has advanced at the rate of fifty
yards a year 1t is said that "a grotto
cut ont of the ice in May, 1866. a quar-
ter of a mile from the extremity, has
moved down more than sixty wards.
Although other Alpine glaciers, which
cannot be so definitely observed. are
known to be increasing in width and
height, it viii require many years Of
the present speed before they occupy
ground which within the memory OF
living persons they once covered. -
Ne3O York. Hour
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-03
\ Story of MIN. BIavatslly.

just few evenings ago, mt a small
dinner party Prof Clark, of the
gcodetic survey, who was once a stu
dent at Cornell, in the same class with
GOV. Foraker, Of Ohio, told me q
strange experience be once had in
New Iorhwith Mmc Blavatsky, the
notorious Ihcosophst
lie wished to test her supposed SUI
pcrnatura powers and see for himself
ii she could do any Of the wonderful
things alleged, OF which Julian Hay
thotnr Is So iobu oI Wtiu"E' ne
called and stated the object of his cr-
"ud The maaame WAS seated I'M an
armchair AT one end ot her room Nhe
was gracious polite, volatile and
agreeable There was centre-taole
in the room.
Write letter personal To NoFf-
self, she said "about sonnet ng
known only to yourself, and seal
He did so.
Drop 1t ON the Hoor near the Ia
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-03

her tendency TO relate tales VITA a
faint of Boccaccio."
Princess Bismarck has brought her
boys up in the way they should 60,
and, although she lived a long time in
a little hotel on Kiselegstrasse, they
came frequently to see her, Herbert
from Konigstein and William, who
calls himself Bill Bismarck, from
Hainau, not far from Frankfort, where
he is landrath. Neither of the boys
resembles his mother, but they take
after their father, especially William,
who is wonderfully exact, though
mentally diluted reproduction. Lon
don Letter 10 the NeU York san.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-03
Death by the Guilloua.

The Progress MedIeoI ,,
paper by Drs. Regnard AM g5IgI.@as
the examination Of the head ,'' d. -2vs
of a convict immediately ' .t, any
capitation by the guilIotina As
The prisoner was calm ~
and not pale, even when ii. le
fixed ready to receive tbe EN-. lscL
Two seconds after the dec ,
the cheeks were still rosr a p4
wide open, with moderate.
pupils, the mouth frmjt gl
When finger was placed cio,..
eye no change of expression to,t.
hut on touching an eve or ,b iva
the lashes during the first 6yo 's
the lids closed just as in life nv
Hex action could not be eycito ~
the sixth second after decsoi,.
The jaws were tightly cio! s.i'
could not be opened by mappoi
No similar muscular CONF
could be detected in the trrr.
tremities. One minute afta,
the face began to turn bale. tbo
remained tlacid, the carotii.
tinued to throw out blood ror
in the circulatory area. flu
one minute the face was omit,
the upper lids were half cIo.s3
Jaws less firmly clenched than
The knife passed through tbe
part of the fourth ceryical ver..
These researches show tb,t
trace OF consciousness remain, j
seconds after beheadmg; that "A
movement of the cornea can ba er
for two seconds; that the heart !
beat for an hour, the auricles eors
ing TO pulsate alone for over HAN 4
period, and that, putting aside bs
tleX movements Of the eyelil tba 4
traction OF the jaws, and the In I
blood from the carotides, it seprsi
this case as though corpse mad
decapitated 50 inert were the IA,
OF the convict. Drs. Keenan,
Loye note how calm and free
from physiological death-stu
symptoms is death by the gaiId1
There is not even asphyxia.-Br]
Medical Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-03
Lo, the Poor Indian.

Rather a good Indian story comes
from the PieCan reserve 1t is we'll
known fact that an Indian generally
expects pay for anything in the way Of
work which he eondcsconds to UNDER
take. even if the work is for his own
benefit ! healthy-looking Indian
came to the agency with an ak to
grind. Mr.. EIDE who is in charge of
the agency, volunteered to hold tine
Ak, while tine Indian was to DO the
turning The Job was finally finished,
and rs the Indian took his ax he de-
mandcd 5o cents for turning the
handle Alr Eide thcreupoa presented
contra account, and informed the
Indian that he wanted 81 for holding
tine AK The Indian took in the situ-
alton and went back to reflect ON the
wiekednc,s of the white man.-Fort
Aae.s0d Ga-ettc.
Sir john Lubbock SAYS that amonCa
certain hill tribe Of India il IS a mark
OF respect and gratitude to put the
thumb to the nose.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-03
sarah Bernhardt at Home.

North and south alike, slia NI
Bernhardt to the Morning 's.''
was treated like queen. nave N
heard disagreeable things 1.G
Americans. of their manners az.
Eayior. and during my previous y p, K
had but little time to judge ~. ~. +
last trip has quite conyincel -. IN
American high-class socie'! W
to any that exists. 7
Sarah's hotel is little gel, .
NEGRO mt the door was mpacA-l7 I,
of The many trunks containing
ents which we're made to heT . gs
her long, round trip lne W..
room i now transformed me ". ~
srryatory. The billiard table : Nv. y.
with tropical skins, and severn
tables are loaded with sou'eA. n
numerous to mention, even 10
lillian sombrero. which was o ~, III
a peasant who had nothing "-,-
~ show his alteration but his o. i
sarah accepted it with her g's ..... Z
grace. not to hurt the man ,t.ss.
and kissed him on BON ..Fs
thanks. Never, she s''ui n 4
forget the pleasure picture s,Irf
handsome. bronzed face.
agiped | must be a real q4st .r, u
GRAND piano is a stand for ~. L.'. ..-. !.
tum and hlium rosum' llt y,
perfumes of which give q '. ~. ssa
cal odor to this part o. lis
The tiger was brought our ,r, 1a
nresenf but "A cal but w. 5.a
Scratches on the fair Herman, ~.
arms proved that i pl1, al. 9la
much traed with. r Fl.. ~
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-03
AMAN WITH A MEMORY.

just before Sherman advanced on
his Georgia campaign, a man sup
posed to be a rebel spy was one day ar
rested in a Union camp. He was in
Federal uniform, but his look and lam
guage were Enthusiastically Southern.
He claimed to belong to regiment IN
another camp about two miles away,
and he was sent to the guard house
until his assertion could be verified or
disproyed. ! was officer of the day at
camp that day, and that is how | came
to learn so many Of the particulars of
the affair / am relating. 1t was III the
camp Of a Wisconsin regiment that the
spv who gave his name as George
Swift, was arrested He had come
there osteusiblv to visit friends, but
some of the boys had seen him slyly
taking notes, and he had asked such
questions rs no private Federal soldier
would have any use for. IL was pretty
generally understood that the Confed
crates were using every eXertion to
secure "a knowledge Of Sherman's
strength and movements, and the boys
had no sooner got the idea that the
stranger was a spy than they gave IN
formation to me, and put him under
arrest | saw at glance that he was
Of Southern birth, This was not SO
much against him, for at that time we
had plenty Of Tennessee and Kentucky
men with us.
"What command do you belong top
| asked.
"The-th Illinois, he replied
| asked what brigade and division,
who was his Captain and various other
things, and he returned what seemed
to be straight answers to every ques-
ton. When asked who he had come
to visit in the Wisconsin regiment he
was lame He mentioned the name of
a man no one had ever heard of. 1t
was on this point alone that held
him. a messenger was at once sent
after the Illinois Captain named, and
in about an hour he appeared. The
supposed spy was taken to the tent of
the brigade General, and as soon as
brought face to face with the Captain
he saluted and said:
Capt, Morton, the people here seem
to think am rebel spy
"And who arc your quoried the
Captain, plainly astonished.
,,,;rod tl,n nan nWbn should I ho
bnt Georoc Swift Of von,own com
nanv91
"you can'tbc Tnovc,. soyy Won he
foro in NV lie .
..lVhT Canf Nfortonw
vbo fy,o ,nan locked If each othcr
,sif donbtinn tbri, own senses and
no Generai p stnJ IF swim.
.IIow, lonc hayn Van been with hi.
oon,namyo" r '' " "
"Fnnr months ii. como down ~
T., rocrnit from palm"
"yyhn IL you. ordorlv scrpo,ntpn
"Ser@e,nt Win siy,
WIN aro von. commissioned Off
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-03

There were four on five sets OF these
memoranda, running from one to
"Ad Whom ,slnd tn oxnlain tbo
,, .,an;,,,r az ,hor, hc s,t5 nov ,vorn
some .o oIi rlan ,,'' in in aloe he bad
been working ont with the bows. In a
fe,y ',,iuntcs Ivo worm sotisfei tbot fine
n,nrr .rr1J. .'Artillnr, in hrst division
t,,nnt,..sr,nn nl,rrs Tho II" stood
fol. Infantry and fine so" for cavalry
We were satisfied and yct we were
mot f,r 81. soon 'as v,a made IA ONT fine
way L,,.o. ,riynH (, ~, van swim said.
tGenrr,l C,nt Morton does NOT
soon, 4, Ln %, onnd hsud a. rpmembor
foes Vim Van nlrase send for me
ord,rIv sorrcont and INV tent mateso
TfIna,,'t s6,,y Inv tbrn, fbot have
bern with Com1any q foul. months
.,.,n ,,,, ,rJ,,. NM bunor. as 81 .py
Tbcr,,I nron,sifion staoaerel the
Gspe,.,I Had we discovered tAo
,aner i'm t,a mans nockct instead of
liz baats br would have been allowed
~ VII. nt Tbat discovery looked
,.nf.;.,,s ,uJ'Ln was ordered back
~ ~ tha ,,,,rJ bnn.n and me- persons
Nm, I'll, NV, boi,ts lotnr. ne was con-
front.J with ,be' ordcrly sergeant
,Sn,roant Jo.you know his MANI"
.,.l-,j H. General
No sir
isn't Inc, r,cnher of your COM
r,o,9"
No .-r"
..You are dead sure Of this?'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-03

4 Chicago man bas rl.
with ! stake 81 $500. that s"-r
and not Bacon, wrote 81
PLAYS. This stake may .sse.
Bacon steak would be
Boston PoSt.
The Queen likes the sens.
"sm ~ ito to the Sweet. a
when it is carried q Ly
eigns to tic Sovereign
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-01-31
MarShal'S Sale.

DURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF SALE TO ME
i directed by the Third Judicial District
Court of the Territory OF Utah. l shall expose at
public SALE at the front door of the County
Court House, in the city of Salt Lake, county
of Salt Lake. and Territory of Utah. on the 5th
day OF February 1887, at II o'clock m, the follow
Ing described property, situate in Salt Lake
county, Utah Territory to-wit
Commencing at the northeast corner of Lot g.
Section IA, T. N. X. w, Salt Lake meridian,
and running thence west 81. SO chains to the
shore of Hot Springs Lake; thence southerly
along the shore of said lake to the south bound
the south boundary line of said lot to the west
side of the county road thence along the west
side of said road north 80 degrees Is minutes
east ll.Sj chains to an angle in said road ;
thence still along the west side of said road
north degrees 30 minutes east 5.55 chains:
thence east $50 chains to the east boundary
line of said Lot 3; thence north along said east
boundary line $50 chains to the place of begin
ming; containing IS. 93 acres.
Also, the following tract lying east Of the
Utah Central Railroad and the county road
commencing IL rods south of the Hot Springs
thence south 40 rods; thence east so rods;
thence north 40 rods; thence west so rods to
the place of beginning, in Section IA, 7. n
h W., Salt Lake meridian; containing 12lI
acres.
Together with all and singular the water
rights, tenements, hereditaments and appur-
tenances thereunto belonging or in anywise
10 be sold as the property of John Beck, at
the suit of Emanuel Marks.
Terms of SALE cash.
FRANK II. DYER. U. s. Marshal.
Dated January II, 1887.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-01-31
Application for Patent.
Notice No. 1897

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. II, 1886.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ Edward d. Egan, Justus w. Bates and
Nils Sandberg, whose postofiice addresses are
Salt Lake City, Utah, have made application
for a United states patent for the CLARA" min
ing claim, situate in Big Cottonwood Mining
sisting of 1,lS047 linear feet of the lode, and
surface ground averaging 20. 48 feet wide, being
Lot No IA, and described in the field notes
and plat of the official survey on file in this
office, with magnetic variation at IS degrees
10 minutes east, as follows: Commencing at
the discovery of the claim, thence % degrees
35 minutes f ~. feet to point In the northerly
side line of the Christopher Columbus Lode,
Lot No. IS; thence n GO degrees % minutes L
AIS feet to Post No. /; thence n AZ degrees 30
minutes L 25 feet to Post No. q thence S 63 de-
grees 10 minutes w s4563 feet to Post No. 3;
thence &c degrees SO minutes w 1873 feet TO
l75 feet to Post No. 8; thence AZ degrees 80
minutes w 200 feet to Post No. 6; thence \ 60
degrees % minutes 765.47 feet to the point of
beginning of the exterior boundaries of the
survey, containing an area of .799 acres, as ap-
piled for, there being no conflicts. From Post
No. 6, U. s. NJ. NJ. No. ! bears ~ degrees %
minutes w 1927 feet distant. The said mining
claim being of record in the Office of the Re-
corder of said mining district at Argenta in
Salt Lake county, Utah. The nearest known To-
cations being the "Minet Light" and "Christo-
pher Columbus" mining claims.
l direct that this notice be published in the
published nearest the said mining claim, for
the period of sixty days.
d. WEBB, Register,
r. c. BAILEY Attorney for Applicants
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-01-31
MarShal'S Sale.

DURsUANT TO AN EXECUTION TO ME
L directed by the Third Judicial District
Court Of the Territory of Utah, shall expose
at public sale, at the front door of the County
Court House, in the City of Salt Lake, County
of Salt Lake and Territory of Utah, on the 18th
day of January, 1887 at II o'clock m, all the
right, title interest. claim and estate which
Betsy G, Whitaker holds Of in and to certain
real estate situate, lying and being in salt Lake
County, Utah Territory, described as follows,
to-wit:
Part of Lot (6) six, in Block 1887 Ninety.
Eight of Plat "a" Salt Lake City Survey,
commencing at point (212) Two and One-ITalf
rods west from the northeast corner of said
Lot, and running thence West (215) Two and
One-Half rods thence South 105 Ten rods;
thence East (2l2) Two and One-Half rods
thence North (10) Ten rods to the place of be-
ginning, containing (25) Twenty-Five square
rods of ground. Also:
Ninety-Eight of Plat "a" Salt Lake City Sur
vey. Commencing at a point (l0) Ten rods
South from the Northeast corner OF said Lot
and running thence West (10) Ten rods; thence
South (l0) Ten rods thence East (10) Ten rods
thence North t10) Ten rods to the place of be-
ginning.
Together with all and singular the tenements,
Entertainments and appurtenances thereuutC
belonging or in anywise appertaining.
To be sold as the property of Betsy g. Whit
taker, at the suit of Hoge & Burmester.
Terms of sale, CASH.
FRANK II. DYER, T. S. Marshal.
Dated December goth. 1886.